QUICK HITS

1 Mass abduction: Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in Nigeria on Friday. Police and the military have begun joint operations to rescue the girls after the attack at the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe town, according to a police spokesman in Zamfara state.

2 Jet makes emergency landing: Russian media reported that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine. The Interfax news agency cited an anonymous source saying that the pilot on the flight from Hong Kong to Spain reported a failure of one of the left engine control channels. No one was injured, the report said.

3 Explosion on Israeli ship: An unexplained explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, renewing concerns about ship security in the region amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The crew and vessel were reported safe.

4 Queen promotesvaccine: In a video call Friday with the officials responsible for rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, Queen Elizabeth II encouraged Britons to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the shot is quick, harmless and will help protect others against the disease. The 94-yearold monarch said she had “lots of letters from people who’ve been very surprised by how easy it was to get the vaccine.”

5 Arrest in punching of child: Police have arrested the woman accused of punching a 2-year-old boy in the head as she argued with the child’s mother about social distancing on a Manhattan train, officials said. Elizabeth Galarza, 56, was taken into custody in Harlem early Friday for the Feb. 20 attack, officials said.